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About
A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
Theatrical
Jan 14, 1981
Box Office
$14.2M
Budget
$4.1M
Return
3.5x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 13, 2000
Theaters
9
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Filmplan International, Canadian Film Development Corporation, Montreal Trust Company of Canada
Scanners Collection
A science-fiction action horror film series created by David Cronenberg about people with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers.
Cast
Full credits →S
Stephen Lack
Cameron Vale
J
Jennifer O'Neill
Kim Obrist
M
Michael Ironside
Darryl Revok
P
Patrick McGoohan
Dr. Paul Ruth
L
Lawrence Dane
Braedon Keller
R
Robert A. Silverman
Benjamin Pierce
L
Lee Broker
Security One
M
Mavor Moore
Trevellyan
A
Adam Ludwig
Arno Crostic
M
Murray Cruchley
Programmer 1
F
Fred Döderlein
Dieter Tautz
G
Géza Kovács
Killer in Record Store
S
Sonny Forbes
Killer in Attic
J
Jérôme Tiberghien
Killer in Attic
D
Denis Lacroix
Killer in Barn
V
Victor Désy
Dr. Gatineau
L
Louis Del Grande
First Scanner
A
Anthony Sherwood
Scanner in Attic
A
Anne Anglin
Scanner in Attic
J
Jock Brandis
Scanner in Attic
